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depletedeplete /dɪˈplit/ verb [transitive usually passive] ETYMOLOGYdepleteOrigin: 1800-1900 Latin depletus, past participle of deplere, from plere to fill VERB TABLEdeplete |
Present | I, you, we, they | deplete | | he, she, it | depletes | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | depleted | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have depleted | | he, she, it | has depleted | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had depleted | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will deplete | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have depleted |
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Present | I | am depleting | | he, she, it | is depleting | | you, we, they | are depleting | Past | I, he, she, it | was depleting | | you, we, they | were depleting | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been depleting | | he, she, it | has been depleting | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been depleting | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be depleting | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been depleting |
► severely depleted Salmon populations have been severely depleted recently. to reduce the amount of something good or necessary so that there is not enough: gases that deplete the ozone layer Salmon populations have been severely depleted recently. [Origin: 1800–1900 Latin depletus, past participle of deplere, from plere to fill]—depletion /dɪˈpliʃən/ noun [uncountable]: the depletion of natural resources |